Cryptococcus neoformans

Translingual

Cryptococcus neoformans (red after staining) in human lung

Proper noun

Cryptococcus neoformans m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Tremellaceae – a fungus species that causes cryptococcosis, often fatal in humans.

Coordinate terms

• (species causing cryptococcosis): Cryptococcus gattii
  • Filobasidiella neoformans (sexual form (teleomorph))

References

• Cryptococcus neoformans on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cryptococcus (Tremellaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cryptococcus neoformans on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cryptococcus neoformans at MycoBank
• Cryptococcus neoformans at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cryptococcus neoformans at National Center for Biotechnology Information